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Pesticides, sometimes described as crop care solutions or crop protection products, serve to defend plants from weeds, fungi, insects and other destructive organisms. They include major groups such as herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, seed treatments and rodenticides, all of which play a role in maintaining crop health and securing reliable yields. Modern pesticide formulations do not consist of the active substance alone - co-formulants are added to improve handling, stability, solubility and spray performance, ensuring that applications are both effective and efficient. Typical formulation types such as suspension concentrates, emulsifiable concentrates, soluble liquids, wettable powders and water-dispersible granules are used to make crop protection products easier to store, transport and apply in the field. Thanks to these combined elements, pesticides remain one of the most important tools in global agriculture, supporting productivity, food quality and long-term crop care strategies.
We would like to emphasize clearly that Lohtragon® does not manufacture or supply pesticides or active substances.
Lohtragon® specializes in offering high purity mineral salts as raw materials - manufactured under precise specifications and accompanied by comprehensive documentation.
Our offering as manufacturer includes:
In crop protection products, co-formulants are the supporting ingredients that make active substances easier to formulate, handle, and apply. They typically do not nourish plants or directly control pests, but they ensure that powders remain free-flowing, solutions stay stable, sprays spread evenly, and applications run smoothly. Without them, even the most effective active substance could fail to deliver its full potential — which makes co-formulants an essential part of reliable crop protection formulations.
Co-formulants used in crop protection products must comply with strict EU regulatory requirements, including REACH registration and exclusion of prohibited substances. Reliable documentation and up-to-date information are therefore essential for companies developing or registering plant protection products.
With extensive REACH expertise, we provide regulatory data packages that include substance specific information, Safety Data Sheets (SDS), and other technical documentation relevant for REACH compliance. Many of our salts are registered under EU REACH. Our expertise enables us to support regulatory readiness in close collaboration with our customers - either by preparing for desired registrations or by providing access to the required information for their own registration processes.
Flexibility is a key advantage: formulations can be adapted to specific project requirements, whether in response to regulatory developments, technical criteria, or sustainability goals. On request, we also support by checking relevant regulatory frameworks to ensure that selected co-formulants remain compliant.
Case Study: Potassium Formate – Clean, Stable Co-Formulant for Crop Protection Formulations
Potassium Formate, available as Lohtragon® B71 (solid) and Lohtragon® B91 (solution), is a highly soluble, low-residue salt that supports robust formulation design. In co-formulant roles it can contribute to pH control, ionic strength adjustment, freeze-point depression, and solution stability - helping actives remain easy to process, store, and apply without unwanted side effects.
Finding the right formulation for a crop care product is hard enough. Do not make finding the right manufacturer hard too. Go with the expert in Mineral Salts, offering a broad portfolio, flexible production, and decades of experience in tailoring purity, particle size, and solubility to your needs.
Successful harvests start with the right crop care – let us be your partner in performance.
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